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1 week ago | 
san.com | Ally Heath |Ray Bogan |Snorre Wik
House Democrats released a report this week that found President Trump’s 1,600 pardons are set to cost crime victims and the government $1.3 billion in fines and restitution. That’s because not only did the president commute prison sentences – he absolved offenders of the restitution imposed as punishment.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Cole Lauterbach |Lawrence Banton |Ray Bogan |Snorre Wik
Senate Republican leadership has a big hill to climb to get the president’s tax and budget package over the finish line by the Fourth of July. The text was released on Monday night, June 16, and already two members have stated they’ll vote against it, while more have indicated they’ll not support it without significant changes. “This is not at all, at all, what we were told would be in this bill,” Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., told reporters Tuesday, June 17.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Ray Bogan |Snorre Wik
Members of Congress are looking to assert their authority to declare war under Article I of the Constitution with a new resolution that would require President Donald Trump to get Congressional approval before striking Iran. Bipartisan resolutions have been introduced in the House and Senate that would require the president to get authorization before going on offense against the Islamic Republic. Reps.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Mathew Grisham |Ray Bogan |Snorre Wik
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., introduced a war powers resolution that would require the president to obtain a declaration of war or authorization for the use of military force from Congress before striking Iran. The resolution is “privileged,” meaning the Senate is required to promptly debate and vote on the measure, likely during the week of June 15.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Ally Heath |Chris Field |Ray Bogan |Snorre Wik
[RAY BOGAN]The assassination of Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman shows once again just how vulnerable elected representatives are. Many live in homes where the address is known to the public, and aside from members of leadership, they don’t have security. There are more than 7,500 state legislators in the 50 states and DC and 535 members of Congress. Neither the states nor the federal government have the resources to provide personal protection for all members.
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2 weeks ago | 
san.com | Cole Lauterbach |Lawrence Banton |Ray Bogan |Snorre Wik
Senate Republicans want to sell millions of acres of federal land in order to build affordable housing in the Western United States. According to their data, there is a nationwide shortage of 4.5 million homes and 7.1 million affordable homes.
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2 weeks ago | 
san.com | Ally Heath |Ray Bogan |Snorre Wik
It was a $40 million fifth place finish. The New Jersey Education Association tried to make its own president the state’s next governor and despite being by far and away the biggest spender, Sean Spiller finished next to last in the Democratic primary. According to New Jersey Spotlight News, the union got the money from member dues. NJEA has 200,000 members.
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2 weeks ago | 
san.com | Devin Pavlou |Ray Bogan |Snorre Wik
President Donald Trump’s loss rate in federal district court is getting worse by the month. In February, district judges were ruling against him about 53% of the time, according to an analysis by Stanford University political science professor Adam Bonica. By May, Trump’s losing percentage was up to 96%, and the adverse rulings weren’t only coming from liberal judges. The president seems to have noticed.
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2 weeks ago | 
san.com | Alex Delia |Ally Heath |Ray Bogan |Snorre Wik
Democrats are once again comparing the Trump administration to Hitler and Nazi Germany. The renewed rhetoric was the subject of debate at a Congressional hearing that included the Democratic governors of three sanctuary states. Democrats have either called or compared President Donald Trump and his supporters to Nazis for years, going back to his first administration. That trend began again in May when Minnesota Gov.
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2 weeks ago | 
san.com | Ray Bogan |Snorre Wik
More than two dozen states are suing the genetic testing company 23andMe over its proposed bankruptcy sale, stating customers did not sign up to have their DNA sold to the highest bidder. The bipartisan attorneys general argue that customers should have control over their personal information and that it cannot be sold like ordinary property. “This isn’t just data – it’s your DNA. It’s personal, permanent, and deeply private,” Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield stated.
